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Extract of a letter by Simon, Lord Lovat, to George Borrodale, third Earl of Cromarty, 17th October 1745

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Title

Extract of a letter by Simon, Lord Lovat, to George Borrodale, third Earl of Cromarty, 17th October 1745

Number of Facsimile

275

Type

Letter

Date

17/10/1745

Language

English

Originator(s)

Simon, Lord Lovat

Recipient(s)

George Borrodale, third Earl of Cromarty

Transcription

My Dearest Earl, My Son has taken a Military Freak he is going whether I will or not with all the name of Fraser that are fitt for it to join the Adventuring Prince, You may be sure my Dearest Lord this must affect me because my Son is the hope of my Family and the Darling of my Soul. I pray God Almighty send him safe back. And that neither he nor any that goes with him may do any thing that may be dishonourable to themselves or to their family –

Lovat.

October 17th - 1745

Size

203mm x 143mm

Number of copies held

62

Date recorded

09/06/2015

Citation

“Extract of a letter by Simon, Lord Lovat, to George Borrodale, third Earl of Cromarty, 17th October 1745,” School of History, Classics and Archaeology Teaching Collections, accessed November 14, 2024, http://collections.shca.ed.ac.uk/items/show/278.